IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to multiple CVEs
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
IBM App Connect Enterprise 13.0.1.0 through 13.0.8.0, and 12.0.1.0 through 12.0.12.27 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code due to insecure deserialization.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | App Connect Enterprise | 13.0.1.0 – 13.0.8.0; 12.0.1.0 – 12.0.12.27 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- App Connect Enterprise VendorIBM Affected 13.0.1.0 – 13.0.8.0; 12.0.1.0 – 12.0.12.27 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise:13.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0.1.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise:13.0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0.8.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise:12.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0.1.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise:12.0.12.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0.12.27 | — | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise:13.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.1.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise:13.0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.8.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise:12.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.1.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise:12.0.12.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.12.27 — ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
IBM App Connect Enterprise — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286530
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-14314 IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to multiple CVEsPriority LOW 36
- TI-2026-14241 IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to multiple CVEsPriority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-17156
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6qgq-ppgr-crqx
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-17156 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-17156 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6qgq-ppgr-crqx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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